Note: To do its trick it needs either harder lead, a light touch, or for the
pencil to be picked up. But only one of these. Example: If drawing a two foot
line with soft lead, the lead might flatten out, or even with harder lead if the
pencil is pushed down with much pressure.

If you don't have one, get one. Heck, if you're at Jetpens you have a collection
anyhow probably.

I am very picky about pencils, after reading reviews on this pencil on JetPens
and PenAddict, I decided to try one out. I am very pleased with the pencil. I do
not find my writing experience to be "mushy" at all. As far as the hole on the
grip goes, I am working on training myself to write with the hole facing up and
not turn the pencil as I am prone to do. I cannot wait to use it more, I am
thrilled about how consistent my handwriting looks so far.

This is a brilliant mechanical pencil. It resolves the sole problem afflicting
both mechanical and wooden pencils, that is, the need to rotate them in your
grip as you're writing. Not that such an act is so terribly difficult for most
people with better than average motor skills—however, because the Kuru Toga
obviates the need to rotate the pencil, one can simply ... write, as with a
ballpoint. It's so clever and simple, one wonders why another manufacturer
hadn't thought of it previously.

If you use a pencil a lot through the day, I cannot recommend the Uni-Ball Kuru
Toga highly enough. Bitch about the eraser if you must, but there are plenty of
erasers for sale here anyway. Besides, what wooden or mechanical pencil has ever
had an eraser the equal of a separate one, such as a Tombow or the Mitsu Boxy?

You get what you pay for, and this saying doesn't disappoint when dealing with
this pen. The aluminum grip is very sleek, and the contrast of the black eraser
to the white body has some visual appeal to me. The pen feels very solid. My
only complaint, although it is small, is that you can see the Kura Toga
mechanism like in her cheaper counterparts. Very gut!

I love this pencil. I have had it for over a year and I have no major
complaints (minor complaint-takes a really long time and a lot of clicks to
start a new stick of lead). I have just ordered the Kuru Toga lead refills
which are harder on the outside and softer on the inside so I am really excited
to see if this affects the writing experience at all. If you are going to buy
this pencil, might as well get the lead refills too...the container looks nice.

I own the cheaper Kuru Toga and I just bought this one. If you can afford it,
buy this one! The cheaper one is full plastic, with painted color on it. The
paint comes off very easily and the pencil feels cheap overall. This one is
weightier, the plastic colored part is not painted, it is the color of the
plastic and the grip area is aluminum. MUCH better quality.